The Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group A is taking is taking place July 16 – July 22 in Guba, Azerbaijan. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from Azerbaijan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top seeded players are GM Mahammad Muradli (2608), GM Evgeny Romanov (2585), GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2505), IM Vugar Manafov (2419), IM Khagan Ahmad (2415), GM Mikheil Kekelidze (2331), FM Ravan Ughuzov (2295), FM Jahandar Azadaliyev (2290), Samir Davidov (2280), CM Tunar Davudov (2250), Fariz Ahmadov (2218), Pasham Alizada (2183), FM Elvin Bayramov (2179), CM Islam Hajialiyev (2162), Shamsi Garakhanov (2112), Nurlan Azizli (2108), Eldar Musayev (2106), Askar Aliakbar Rzayev (2079), WFM Lala Huseynova (2045), Kamal Isfandiyarli (2032)
You can also see Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group B
Guba Open 2025 International Chess Festival, Group A participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
sex
1
GM
Muradli, Mahammad
AZE
2608
2
GM
Romanov, Evgeny
MKD
2585
3
GM
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy
UKR
2505
4
IM
Manafov, Vugar
AZE
2419
5
IM
Ahmad, Khagan
AZE
2415
6
GM
Kekelidze, Mikheil
GEO
2331
7
FM
Ughuzov, Ravan
AZE
2295
8
FM
Azadaliyev, Jahandar
AZE
2290
9
Davidov, Samir
AZE
2280
10
CM
Davudov, Tunar
AZE
2250
11
Ahmadov, Fariz
AZE
2218
12
Alizada, Pasham
AZE
2183
13
FM
Bayramov, Elvin
AZE
2179
14
CM
Hajialiyev, Islam
AZE
2162
15
Garakhanov, Shamsi
AZE
2112
16
Azizli, Nurlan
AZE
2108
17
Musayev, Eldar
AZE
2106
18
Rzayev, Askar Aliakbar
TUR
2079
19
WFM
Huseynova, Lala
AZE
2045
w
20
Isfandiyarli, Kamal
AZE
2032
21
Baghirov, Mahammad
AZE
2027
22
Isbatov, Kanan
AZE
2012
23
Golsta, Madara
LAT
2008
w
24
WCM
Maklakova, Naomi
LAT
1996
w
25
Shahpalangov, Aydin
AZE
1967
26
Mammadzada, Mammad
AZE
1939
27
Maklakova, Nellija
LAT
1890
w
28
Malikova, Ulviyya
AZE
1883
w
29
Lazars, Krisjanis
LAT
1869
30
Khanalizade, Elgun
AZE
1867
31
Orujov, Hazrat
AZE
1866
32
Nurahmad, Tabriz
AZE
1865
33
Zeynalli, Alisafa
AZE
1861
34
Soltanov, Teymur
AZE
1841
35
Mehtizada, Murad
AZE
1839
36
Naghiyeva, Khayala
AZE
1839
w
37
AIM
Alsaqer, Meshal
KUW
1825
38
Mursalzade, Javad
AZE
1799
39
Allahverdi, Zahra
AZE
1796
w
40
Ahmadli, Nihad
AZE
1790
41
Valiyeva, Asnad
AZE
1784
w
42
WCM
Ahmadli, Mehriban
AZE
1779
w
43
Babayev, Kamran
AZE
1767